According to the data of the World Health Organization (WHO), COVID-19 virus strain B 16 17 is the earliest Indian virus strain, which has appeared in at least 17 countries. Recently, WHO listed the virus variant B 16 17 as a "concern variant", but so far, it has not been listed as a "concern variant".

The label "Focus on Variant" indicates that this variant virus is more dangerous than the original virus, which means that it is easier to spread, more deadly or has the ability to avoid vaccines.

Sumia Swaminathan, chief scientist of the World Health Organization, said in an interview on 26th that the number of confirmed cases and deaths in COVID-19 reported by India is "seriously underestimated", and the actual number of infected people in India may be 20 to 30 times higher than the official report.

Suspected mutant virus B. 1.438+07 infection was found in Manitoba, Canada.

Manitoba, located in western Canada, announced the upgrade of epidemic prevention measures for four weeks on April 26th, local time. Specific measures include: prohibiting people from holding indoor and outdoor private gatherings; Religious activities, outdoor public meetings, etc. No more than 10 people; All restaurants without outdoor dining areas are closed; Retail stores, gyms, various performances, music schools, etc. It can only accommodate a quarter of the people.

When announcing these new restrictions, the Governor of Manitoba, Brian Pallister, and the Chief Medical Officer of Manitoba, Brent Roussin, said, "We want the people of Manitoba to know how serious our situation is now."

When Luo Xing released the epidemic statistics of the province on the same day, it revealed that the province had found the infected person who might be the mutant COVID-19 B. 1.6 17, which was first discovered in India. Manitoba added 2 10 confirmed cases in COVID-19 that day, of which 157 cases occurred in Winnipeg, the capital, accounting for nearly 75%.

So far, among the major Canadian provinces, only Alberta and Saskatchewan have not announced the escalation of epidemic prevention measures. However, due to the increasing occupancy rate of intensive care beds in Alberta, hospitals in Calgary and Edmonton, the two largest cities, have begun to use spare beds, which means that the medical resources in these two cities are about to reach the limit.

Refer to the above? Who: the mutated virus spread in India has appeared in 17 countries, including Britain, the United States and Singapore.